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A Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing Absorbent Sanitary Products And An Absorbent Sanitary Product

Patent No. EP3092997 (titled "A Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing Absorbent Sanitary Products And An Absorbent Sanitary Product") was filed by Fameccanicadata on Mar 9, 2016. The application was issued on Feb 14, 2024.

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Company	Opposition Date	Representative
CURT G JOA	May 29, 2018	SCHAFER

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Jan 18, 2024
Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form
Jan 18, 2024
Decision to maintain the European patent in amended form
Jan 5, 2024
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 5, 2024
French translation of claims
Jan 5, 2024
German translation of the claims
Jan 5, 2024
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 27, 2023
Communication of bibliographic data
Oct 27, 2023
Communication to opponent concerning maintenance
Oct 27, 2023
Communication with request to file translations
Oct 24, 2023
Maintenance of the patent with the documents specified in the final decision
Aug 9, 2023
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Aug 9, 2023
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Aug 3, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Aug 3, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Aug 3, 2023
Request for correction
Aug 2, 2023
Refund of fees
Jul 31, 2023
F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes
Jul 31, 2023
F3013 Oral Proceedings: Forwarding minutes
Jul 31, 2023
F3316 Oral Proceedings: Minutes (Appellant: Opponent)
Jul 27, 2023
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Jul 24, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 24, 2023
Annexes (other than cited documents) regarding appeal procedure
Jul 24, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jul 24, 2023
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Jun 29, 2023
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Jun 29, 2023
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
May 25, 2023
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
May 25, 2023
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
May 23, 2023
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
May 18, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
May 18, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
May 18, 2023
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
May 9, 2023
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
May 8, 2023
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
May 3, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
May 3, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
May 3, 2023
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
May 2, 2023
Advice of delivery
Apr 28, 2023
(Electronic) Receipt
Apr 28, 2023
F3017 Oral Proceedings: Notification of cancellation/postponing
Apr 28, 2023
F3017 Oral Proceedings: Notification of cancellation/postponing
Apr 28, 2023
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 28, 2023
Letter dealing with oral proceedings during the appeal procedure
Apr 24, 2023
F3014 Oral Proceedings: Order cancelling/postponing
May 13, 2022
F3011.1 Oral Proceedings: summons
May 13, 2022
F3011.1 Oral Proceedings: summons
May 10, 2022
F3010 Oral proceedings: order for summons
Feb 10, 2022
F3022 Oral proceedings: change of board composition
Feb 10, 2022
F3022 Oral proceedings: change of board composition
Feb 7, 2022
F3303.16 Change of composition of the Board (T)
Feb 7, 2022
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Feb 7, 2022
F3305 Communication of the Board of Appeal (ex parte/ inter partes)
Jan 27, 2022
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 27, 2022
Enquiry as to the processing of the file
Jan 27, 2022
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 16, 2020
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Nov 11, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Nov 11, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Nov 11, 2020
Letter relating to Appeal Procedure
Aug 21, 2020
F3345 Forwarding of submissions to parties
Aug 18, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Aug 18, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Aug 18, 2020
Reply to appeal
Jul 1, 2020
Communication of the registration of a transfer or change of name and/or address
Jun 19, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jun 19, 2020
Submission concerning change of applicant's address
Jun 19, 2020
Submission concerning change of applicant's address
Jun 12, 2020
Composition of the board (T)
Apr 22, 2020
F3344 Setting time limit for reply/ file observations to appeal (inter partes)
Apr 16, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Apr 16, 2020
Annexes (other than cited documents) regarding appeal procedure
Apr 16, 2020
Annexes (other than cited documents) regarding appeal procedure
Apr 16, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 16, 2020
Patent Document cited during the appeal procedure
Apr 16, 2020
Statement of grounds of appeal
Apr 16, 2020
Statement of grounds of appeal
Feb 5, 2020
F3204 Communication of the file number to the parties
Jan 30, 2020
(Electronic) Receipt
Jan 30, 2020
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jan 30, 2020
Notice of appeal
Jan 7, 2020
Advice of delivery
Jan 7, 2020
Communication about missing advice of delivery
Jan 7, 2020
Document concerning representation
Nov 25, 2019
Advice of delivery
Nov 22, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Nov 22, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Nov 22, 2019
Annex to the communication - opposition
Nov 22, 2019
Decision of the Opposition Division and instruction
Nov 22, 2019
Druckexemplar in opposition procedure
Nov 22, 2019
Grounds for the decision (Annex) - opposition
Nov 22, 2019
Interlocutory decision in opposition proceedings
Nov 22, 2019
Internal form - Opposition/addressees
Nov 22, 2019
Internal form - Opposition/addressees
Nov 22, 2019
Means of redress
Nov 22, 2019
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
Nov 22, 2019
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - conclusion of the proceedings
Nov 22, 2019
Minutes of the oral proceedings (Opposition Division) - introduction of the parties
Nov 22, 2019
Provision of a copy of the minutes - opposition procedure
Nov 22, 2019
Scanned annex to a communication - opposition procedure
Nov 5, 2019
Information about the result of oral proceedings
Sep 10, 2019
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Sep 5, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
Sep 5, 2019
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Sep 5, 2019
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
Jul 19, 2019
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Jul 16, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 16, 2019
Amended claims with annotations
Jul 16, 2019
Amended claims with annotations
Jul 16, 2019
Claims
Jul 16, 2019
Claims
Jul 16, 2019
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Jul 16, 2019
Written submission in preparation to/during oral proceedings
May 24, 2019
Advice of delivery
May 2, 2019
Advice of delivery
Apr 29, 2019
Advice of delivery
Apr 29, 2019
Advice of delivery
Apr 17, 2019
Advice of delivery
Apr 12, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Apr 12, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Apr 12, 2019
Information concerning oral proceedings
Apr 12, 2019
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Apr 12, 2019
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Apr 8, 2019
Advice of delivery
Apr 8, 2019
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Apr 2, 2019
(Electronic) Receipt
Apr 2, 2019
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 2, 2019
Oral proceedings: Request for postponement
Mar 29, 2019
Advice of delivery
Mar 27, 2019
Advice of delivery
Mar 26, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Mar 26, 2019
Acknowledgement of a document
Mar 26, 2019
Annex to the communication - opposition
Mar 26, 2019
Information concerning oral proceedings
Mar 26, 2019
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Mar 26, 2019
Summons to attend oral proceedings
Dec 21, 2018
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Dec 17, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
Dec 17, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Dec 17, 2018
Patent document cited during the opposition procedure
Dec 17, 2018
Patent document cited during the opposition procedure
Dec 17, 2018
Reply from the opponent to submission of proprietor
Nov 6, 2018
Communication concerning the filing of a power of attorney
Nov 6, 2018
Communication of amended entries
Nov 5, 2018
Invitation to file an authorisation
Oct 31, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 31, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 31, 2018
Request for change of opponent's representative
Oct 30, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 30, 2018
Authorisation
Oct 30, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 29, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 29, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 29, 2018
Request for change of opponent's representative
Oct 24, 2018
Brief communication - Opposition proceedings
Oct 19, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
Oct 19, 2018
Amended claims with annotations
Oct 19, 2018
Any annexes (other than citation) to an opposition letter
Oct 19, 2018
Claims
Oct 19, 2018
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Oct 19, 2018
Reply of the patent proprietor to the notice(s) of opposition
Jun 12, 2018
Communication of a notice of opposition and request to file observations
Jun 12, 2018
Notice of further oppositions to opponent(s)
Jun 1, 2018
Communication of a notice of opposition - first information to patent proprietor
May 29, 2018
(Electronic) Receipt
May 29, 2018
Notice of opposition
May 29, 2018
Notice of opposition
May 29, 2018
Notice of opposition
May 29, 2018
Patent document cited during the opposition procedure
May 29, 2018
Patent document cited during the opposition procedure
May 29, 2018
Patent document cited during the opposition procedure
May 29, 2018
Patent document cited during the opposition procedure
May 29, 2018
Payment of fees and costs
Mar 23, 2018
Submission concerning representation
Sep 1, 2017
Transmission of the certificate for a European patent pursuant to Rule 74 EPC
Aug 3, 2017
Decision to grant a European patent
Jul 20, 2017
(Electronic) Receipt
Jul 20, 2017
Filing of the translations of the claims
Jul 20, 2017
French translation of claims
Jul 20, 2017
German translation of the claims
Jul 20, 2017
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Apr 21, 2017
Bibliographic data of the European patent application
Apr 21, 2017
Communication about intention to grant a European patent
Apr 21, 2017
Intention to grant (signatures)
Apr 21, 2017
Text intended for grant (clean copy)
Apr 21, 2017
Text intended for grant (version for approval)
Mar 29, 2017
Examination started
Mar 10, 2017
(Electronic) Receipt
Mar 10, 2017
Letter accompanying subsequently filed items
Mar 10, 2017
Matter concerning the application
Nov 21, 2016
Reminder period for payment of examination fee/designation fee and correction of deficiencies in Written Opinion/amendment
Oct 19, 2016
Notification of forthcoming publication
Oct 12, 2016
Refund of fees
Sep 21, 2016
Communication regarding the transmission of the European search report
Sep 21, 2016
European search opinion
Sep 21, 2016
European search report
Sep 21, 2016
Information on Search Strategy
May 23, 2016
Communication to designated inventor
May 23, 2016
Communication to designated inventor
May 23, 2016
Communication to designated inventor
May 20, 2016
Letter concerning the priority
May 20, 2016
Priority document
May 2, 2016
Search started
Mar 16, 2016
Priority search results copy provided by EPO
Mar 9, 2016
Abstract
Mar 9, 2016
Acknowledgement of receipt of electronic submission of the request for grant of a European patent
Mar 9, 2016
Claims
Mar 9, 2016
Description
Mar 9, 2016
Designation of inventor
Mar 9, 2016
Drawings
Mar 9, 2016
Priority search results
Mar 9, 2016
Request for grant of a European patent
Mar 9, 2016
Specification filed by fax and/or in non-official language

EP3092997

FAMECCANICADATA

Application Number: EP16159313A
Filing Date: Mar 9, 2016
Status: Patent Maintained As Amended; Jan 12, 2024
Publication Date: Feb 14, 2024
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